Laughable Loves

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Milan Kundera

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Pages: 304 (Paperback)

ISBN: 0060997036

Pub: Harper Perennial

Pub date: 1999-09

Reader Reviews:

I have to admit it was interesting. (0/1 people found this helpful)

Generally I enjoyed reading the book and admired his talent of always expressing dark and comlicated concepts verbally, but once again I felt that he overintellectuallised the subject. Although some stories project clearly the way males tend to think- at least some of them- at some others I found the dialogue not spontanous enough and a bit pretentious. This is basically what I don't like about Kundera, despite the fact that he is indisputably one of the most gifted writers of our time. That he tends to overanalyze simple concepts. Some parts were absolutely brilliant, some others a bit too long and examined. I did not regret buying the book though.

laugh at your love life (0/3 people found this helpful)

A set of Kundera-style short stories about love and how it often turns out to be laughable. Intelligent and entertaining.

laugh at your love life (2/7 people found this helpful)

A set of Kundera-style short stories about love and how it often turns out to be laughable. Intelligent and entertaining.

Superb, perceptive glimpses of the mundane unpredictability (0/0 people found this helpful)

Milan Kundera is one of the few authors in the world who can capture the painful transparency of desire with a few lines. In his collection of short stories, 'Laughable Loves', he uses his sparse but intricate prose to devastating effect, exposing the complex structures men build on top of their ultimately mundane fantasies and erotic desires. The author does not employ intricate and bemusing syntax; his straightforward, teasing style of writing illustrates his astute perceptiveness when unravelling the myths of love. This book is a gem of a starter course- rather than leaving the reader bloated and immobile by unnecessary stodge, this book can make us appreciate the idea of thoughtful reflection being an ingredient in the creation of self-explaining simplicity, leaving us with a myriad of sensations to savour.

A brilliant insight into the male mindset in times of love. (0/0 people found this helpful)

This is a collection of short stories about love particularly from the male perspective. Each looks at contrasting different aspects of love with unnerving verisimilitude. Kundera's observation of human behaviour is startingly accurate as he deftly unravels the male psyche; the female characters are no more idly portrayed either. The prose is lucid, elegant and concise, as is the situational complicity of each plot. This book shows how men are consumed by, and can be crippled by love (in a way that many women think impossible) and how this can tenuously result in them acting as they do - often as irreverent, cold-hearted bastards. Women, read this to understand your hubby/men in general; men, read this to know that you are not alone.

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